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because of washington d.c. policies and this administration's economic record that has had a job-crushing agenda since the day they came into office. i am delighted to welcome them to the debate after two and a half years of being missing in action. >> the president came to office and unemployment was 7.8%. millions of americans looking for work and can't find someone to employ them. a lot of that has to do with regulations coming out of washington. 31 days of july, 300 new expensive regulations and 10 of those are major regulations of over $100 million. and the impact on those businesses. the total impact is $10 billion when you look it hundreds of regulations in the month of july alone. this administration seems to be fixated on finding ways to make it tougher and more expensive for the private sector to create jobs in america. >> looking forward, one of the most important things to come out of this agreement is a commitment for a vote on the united states constitution some time by october. when you look at e
because of washington d.c. policies and this administration's economic record that has had a job-crushing agenda since the day they came into office. i am delighted to welcome them to the debate after two and a half years of being missing in action. >> the president came to office and unemployment was 7.8%. millions of americans looking for work and can't find someone to employ them. a lot of that has to do with regulations coming out of washington. 31 days of july, 300 new expensive...
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monday morning quarterbacks are absolutely famous in washington. you also have to remember that each of these agencies in the direct tor of national security. there are 16 agencies who all have a specific punks -- specific missions to do. oftentimes one of the questions i will get from audience is in the business of intelligence since specifically for her being the director, what keeps you up at nine. >> well, there's a lot. lady revlon is sa wonderful thing but the reality is i'm always worried about people because it doesn't matter what you do. everything we do involves people. and so i'm always worried about people in harm's way. my second big worry, i will tell you is cyber. in the last 10 years, i have been called out of bed more times because somebody had -- every one in a while we have to figure out. cyber worries me. every one of you has least one stone. it's a wonderful tool. but i will tell you'll those tools can be used to our benefit. so we are worried about that. we spend a lot of time and effort protecting our met work, protecting fat
monday morning quarterbacks are absolutely famous in washington. you also have to remember that each of these agencies in the direct tor of national security. there are 16 agencies who all have a specific punks -- specific missions to do. oftentimes one of the questions i will get from audience is in the business of intelligence since specifically for her being the director, what keeps you up at nine. >> well, there's a lot. lady revlon is sa wonderful thing but the reality is i'm always...
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go back before president reagan came to washington. we had higher tax rates on the income from savings. economists have been arguing forever that that is the wrong way to go. that it discourages saving, it discourages investment. over time, those rates have come down. to a point where they are lower. i think it will be a mistake to go back in the direction of putting heavier burdens on savings and investment than we do today. >> we have not talked about the core rate at all. what about the notion of both sides agreed on lowering the corporate rate. that is just as heavy of a lift politically. >> exactly the same rhetoric and politics. you saw in the recent presidential campaign, one candidate running on a 28% rate, another running on a 25% rate. and did you try to begin out how to pay for it. politicians talk about rolling back loopholes but we look at them, they are fundamental tax policy decisions that have been made about manufacturing, the energy industry. all of which has constituencies behind them and are difficult to address. >>
go back before president reagan came to washington. we had higher tax rates on the income from savings. economists have been arguing forever that that is the wrong way to go. that it discourages saving, it discourages investment. over time, those rates have come down. to a point where they are lower. i think it will be a mistake to go back in the direction of putting heavier burdens on savings and investment than we do today. >> we have not talked about the core rate at all. what about...
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is that your experience in washington d.c.? what happened to the public schools with how they performed when that 42% came into play earlier that he mentioned? >> -- that you mentioned? >> i do not think we can have reform without choice. and without choice, there will not be the incentive for brokers seek to change. -- for a bureaucracy to change. it is easy for people to fall into the category of bashing teachers, or tuesday if you push for change your -- to say that you push for change or not supporting public schools. i support of the schools. i gave the schools more money than they asked for. and over three years, they lost 10,000 kids in terms of their numbers. and their test scores and results went down. it got more money into the district, 10,000 fewer kids, and the task force when down. and that is because it is like a blob, the bureaucracy. it is like a vacuum cleaner that sucks away the money from local schools and pours it into the central office. and you have all of these call centers and purchased resources, fancy
is that your experience in washington d.c.? what happened to the public schools with how they performed when that 42% came into play earlier that he mentioned? >> -- that you mentioned? >> i do not think we can have reform without choice. and without choice, there will not be the incentive for brokers seek to change. -- for a bureaucracy to change. it is easy for people to fall into the category of bashing teachers, or tuesday if you push for change your -- to say that you push for...
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she wrote for the washington post for a number of years. >> what was her name? >> christine heineman. my father worked for general electric, and he now teaches up in boston. >> wasn't his father also well known? i learned this from you, but thousand how did they fit into the path? >> my parents and grandparents are amazing people. i feel very lucky. >> what did they do? >> my grandfather was a completely self--made man. his father actually killed himself in 1929 after the stock market crashed and he was left sort of alone to fend for his family, and he went to school, found his way into law school, and started out as a lawyer and then ended up running the northwest railroad and a number of businesses in chicago. he was very civic-minded, too. his advisors, president johnson and others. i think my dad and i sort of inherited a lot of his social beliefs, and i think i carry eye lot of that with the film making that i do for sure. >> why did you decide to study at dartmouth? >> i didn't know what i wanted to do with my life. i didn't have a lot of direction. i play
she wrote for the washington post for a number of years. >> what was her name? >> christine heineman. my father worked for general electric, and he now teaches up in boston. >> wasn't his father also well known? i learned this from you, but thousand how did they fit into the path? >> my parents and grandparents are amazing people. i feel very lucky. >> what did they do? >> my grandfather was a completely self--made man. his father actually killed himself in...
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article -- "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> in a few moments, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke on the economic outlook and the so- called fiscal clef. after that, more about the election with president obama's campaign master. later -- the evolution of facebook. >> the average new facebook user is in india or indonesia or brazil right now. they're using a mobile phone primarily to access facebook because they have not had access to a broad band connection. in a lot of cases there is not an infrastructure media of communications you have in the u.s. and lot of americans will leave me and say facebook is great for gossiping and to see what my friends are in for lunch, but if you were to talk to somebody in the middle east, maybe, you would hear a different story -- facebook was providing access to news, people that had unique access to information that they were not able to get out otherwise. you get a much more meaty story about what facebook means to them. >> facebook engineer chris cox with an insider's view o
article -- "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> in a few moments, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke on the economic outlook and the so- called fiscal clef. after that, more about the election with president obama's campaign master. later -- the evolution of facebook. >> the average new facebook user is in india or indonesia or brazil right now. they're using a mobile phone primarily to access facebook because they have not had...
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i went to washington, d.c. as an auditor and prosecutor to solve problems for missouri families and to hold government accountable to taxpayers. i knew it would take a couple of things. it would take hard work. it would take a compromise. first, in remarks. i had no idea the earmarking process was until i got there. lobbyists and campaign donations. i said, i will not play this game. we should do this based on merit and not who you know. i never asked for an earmarked. i went to work with republicans senators such as mccain and other republican colleagues. we banned earmarks. i am proud of that work. congressman akin has requested hundreds of earmarks. he was a proud defender of the year marking process. he said it was a constitutional principle. then there is contracting. as a prosecutor, i looked up of government contracting that was going on and look at what was going on in iraq and afghanistan. once again, working with both parties, we were able to really reform bureaucracies that was wasting your money in
i went to washington, d.c. as an auditor and prosecutor to solve problems for missouri families and to hold government accountable to taxpayers. i knew it would take a couple of things. it would take hard work. it would take a compromise. first, in remarks. i had no idea the earmarking process was until i got there. lobbyists and campaign donations. i said, i will not play this game. we should do this based on merit and not who you know. i never asked for an earmarked. i went to work with...
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i do a lot of reading about george washington. that had not been for george washington we will not of a country. i've always been very inspired by him. abraham lincoln made those decisions that are necessary at the time to pull the country back together and put us on a new course. in terms a modern day, and with that of the president's. we are at a very critical point in our history. i think he has been the most touching for me individually. i hear pros and cons about the president. i think the american people thought they were the best candidates. i would ever say we've ever had a bad president. all is that better presidents. they did to come along at the right moment. i think they all came along in the right moment. it is a tough job. i think we have been blessed to have great presidents. but this point i think we'll open it up to the audience for questions. >> thank you. before that day in the white house how you deal with the massive attention that has befallen on your >> the attention it is good, i think, because it is not re
i do a lot of reading about george washington. that had not been for george washington we will not of a country. i've always been very inspired by him. abraham lincoln made those decisions that are necessary at the time to pull the country back together and put us on a new course. in terms a modern day, and with that of the president's. we are at a very critical point in our history. i think he has been the most touching for me individually. i hear pros and cons about the president. i think the...
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she wrote for the "washington post." >> was -- >> christine russell. she kept her maiden name. my dad is a lawyer. he started in the public sector. and then ended his career for 20 years working for general electric. and now teaches up in boston. >> this is the well-known ben hineman. wasn't his father also well known? >> yes. >> explain that. actually this is the first i've learned this from you. but how do they fit into the past? >> i had a very -- my parents and my grandparents are amazing people. i feel very lucky. >> what did they do? >> my grandfather was a self-made man. his father actually killed himself in 1929 after the stock market crashed and he was left sort of alone to fend for his family. he went to school, climbed his way into law school, and started out as a lawyer and then ended up running northwest railroad and a number of other businesses in chicago. and was very civic minded, too. he was an advise tor president johnson and others. i think my dad and i have sort of inherited a lot of his social beliefs. and i think i carry a lot of that into the film making
she wrote for the "washington post." >> was -- >> christine russell. she kept her maiden name. my dad is a lawyer. he started in the public sector. and then ended his career for 20 years working for general electric. and now teaches up in boston. >> this is the well-known ben hineman. wasn't his father also well known? >> yes. >> explain that. actually this is the first i've learned this from you. but how do they fit into the past? >> i had a very...
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is that a belief you experienced in washington d.c.? what happened to the public schools and how they performed when that 42% to place? >> it makes a difference. i do not think you can have reform and education without choice. without choice, there will not be an incentive for the bureaucracy to change. it is easy for people to fall into the category of, if you want change, you push for change. i support public schools. i gave teachers the largest raise they ever got, gave the schools more money than they asked for, their test scores and results went down. more money, your kids come and the task force went down. that is because it is like a blob, bureaucracy, like a vacuum cleaner that sucks away the money from the local schools and pours it into the central office. you have all of these cost centers and all of these purchase resources. when money comes in, studies show you are lucky if 60 cents on the dollar goes to the classroom. in some places, it is far less than that. you have the assistant to the assistant deputy to the assistant
is that a belief you experienced in washington d.c.? what happened to the public schools and how they performed when that 42% to place? >> it makes a difference. i do not think you can have reform and education without choice. without choice, there will not be an incentive for the bureaucracy to change. it is easy for people to fall into the category of, if you want change, you push for change. i support public schools. i gave teachers the largest raise they ever got, gave the schools...
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also from "the washington post." the front page of the commentary section of "the washington times." also, we want to point you to the front page of the business section of "the new york times." a front-page article on the difficult decisions involving the housing market. i want to bring you to the front page of "bloomberg busines sweek." that is a picture of president obama perhaps what he might look like four years from now according to the folks at bloomberg. the headline of the front page story from bloomberg business week is "the next four years, holding the cards." i want to bring you a little bit from that. a second term marked by an improving economy and tact with historic tax and the entitlement reform seems well within reach. that would put obama among a select a group of presidents when the scope of his victory became clear, some liberals like him to ronald reagan. that again is "bloomberg businessweek." we want to bring you now to president obama himself in his victory speech on tuesday night talking a li
also from "the washington post." the front page of the commentary section of "the washington times." also, we want to point you to the front page of the business section of "the new york times." a front-page article on the difficult decisions involving the housing market. i want to bring you to the front page of "bloomberg busines sweek." that is a picture of president obama perhaps what he might look like four years from now according to the folks at...
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washington journal every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. the armed services committee holds a hearing this morning. replacing general john allen, that is live on c-span 3 at 9:30. the miami book fair international is live this weekend on book tv week two days of non-fiction books. and your calls, e mails and tweets. featured authors include bill o'reilly, john walsh and a look at christopher hichens. our live coverage starts saturday morning at 10 eastern on the c-span 2's book tv. now look of the congressional agenda for the last of the glenn beck session and for next year. this monthly meeting of conservative members of congress read by tim of kansas. it is a little less than one hour. >> thank you. i appreciate my colleagues joining me. we are not in the senate. i appreciate folks trying to keep answers to 30 seconds or less so we can move around. this is live on the internet, on c-span. this is on scripted. open to all questions. look forward to getting started. >> we will turn it right over to questions. >> yes. [inaudible] >> talk abo
washington journal every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. the armed services committee holds a hearing this morning. replacing general john allen, that is live on c-span 3 at 9:30. the miami book fair international is live this weekend on book tv week two days of non-fiction books. and your calls, e mails and tweets. featured authors include bill o'reilly, john walsh and a look at christopher hichens. our live coverage starts saturday morning at 10 eastern on the c-span 2's book tv. now look of the...
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"washington journal" is next. host: federal officials including lawmakers on capitol hill are looking at how to slash wait times and possibly boost early voting. that will be hours subject for the first section of this edition of "the washington journal." for the first 45 minutes we will be talking to you about remedies to speed up the voting process. the numbers are on the screen. you can reach out to us by social media. @cspanwj. the conversation constantly going on on facebook -- facebook.com/cspan. we begin this morning with a look at the lead story in "the baltimore sun." pushed to speed of voting processes is the headline. he writes -- we want to find out from you, our viewers and listeners, your thoughts and remedies on speeding up the voting process. more from the article in "the baltimore sun." the article goes on to talk about a bill being proposed by virginia by senator mark warner. it says -- we would like to show you a little bit more about what the president had to say regarding voting lines and poll
"washington journal" is next. host: federal officials including lawmakers on capitol hill are looking at how to slash wait times and possibly boost early voting. that will be hours subject for the first section of this edition of "the washington journal." for the first 45 minutes we will be talking to you about remedies to speed up the voting process. the numbers are on the screen. you can reach out to us by social media. @cspanwj. the conversation constantly going on on...
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in "the washington post." good morning from washington, d.c. on the democrats in line. i voted -- will survive before the bush cuts which were temporary. perhaps this should only be extended 50% instead of 100%. i think the republicans won the house. they both want something. i think they both need to work together and the constituents of both should pay a little more. that is how i feel. host: do you think yesterday both sides expressed a willingness on both parts? caller: i hope they realize the important thing is solving the crisis, not taking care of their particular constituents a lawn. host: let's hear from one more call. this is herman on the republican line. caller: yes, i want to say just because you are on a runaway train for the last 40 years -- we went through a great depression and came through it just fine. republicans and democrats both do not have the ability to solve this problem we are in. they are smart people, do not get me wrong. we need to go over the fiscal cliff for the good of the country. we will bounce back from it. everybody needs to take a c
in "the washington post." good morning from washington, d.c. on the democrats in line. i voted -- will survive before the bush cuts which were temporary. perhaps this should only be extended 50% instead of 100%. i think the republicans won the house. they both want something. i think they both need to work together and the constituents of both should pay a little more. that is how i feel. host: do you think yesterday both sides expressed a willingness on both parts? caller: i hope...
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this has to happen in washington. and i will bring it to washington with your help. [applause] i want you to know i am excited about the prospects for our country. i am not down in the dumps. i know we face real challenges and concerns but the american people are creative, can do, hardworking. the american people have what it takes to come out of these tough times if we got the right person leading our nation. [applause] and if we pull together. i've seen the greatness of the american spirit time and again. over my lifetime i've seen something about the great character of the american heart. i have a favorite story i've been telling across the country about a time when i served as a boy scout leader. we have a few here. thank you for helping in that program. i was at the court of honor room. boy scout court of honor is where you get awards. i was seated at the end of the table next to the american flag that was there. that was there. and the person who was speaking
this has to happen in washington. and i will bring it to washington with your help. [applause] i want you to know i am excited about the prospects for our country. i am not down in the dumps. i know we face real challenges and concerns but the american people are creative, can do, hardworking. the american people have what it takes to come out of these tough times if we got the right person leading our nation. [applause] and if we pull together. i've seen the greatness of the american spirit...
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washington, d.c. host: there have been reports that secretary geithner will play a role in these talks. guest: the economic team is in place right now. this is obviously a very critical role for the administration and for the american people as a whole. with tim geithner, a lot of people have said he is one of the reasons why things are as shaky as they are right now. others have argued without that kind of leadership, we would still be back in a financial crisis right now. hank paulson, the former ceo of goldman sachs, was the one who had to enact tarp. what it comes down to wall street right now, timothy geithner still has credibility. he has worked at the fed. the question becomes whether or not the future treasury secretary is going to be able to smooth things over between the administration and wall street. this next treasury secretary is going to be a person who has to be a negotiator and can smooth things over with corporate america and main street, america. that is why they will have his or he
washington, d.c. host: there have been reports that secretary geithner will play a role in these talks. guest: the economic team is in place right now. this is obviously a very critical role for the administration and for the american people as a whole. with tim geithner, a lot of people have said he is one of the reasons why things are as shaky as they are right now. others have argued without that kind of leadership, we would still be back in a financial crisis right now. hank paulson, the...
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rarely in washington, d.c. do you see a person that starts some kind of board or blue ribbon panel or commission and actually closes it down on themselves after they've done the work that they needed to do. that takes a special person. that takes a special person to give up the reins and say we don't need more bureaucracy. we're going to shut it down. we've done the work that we were assigned. . he did it because he wanted to help the country and loved being a pilot and the airline industry. people say that the airline industry right now, the way that it is is a direct reflection of how he deregulated it. that was a big deal when you had the federal government dictating fares and routes and change that to a free market system where free competition could enter, it took a long time and took a man of special significance and dan did it. his daughter, who i think is a lieutenant in the navy right now doing tension work for the navy sales said this, he would say that his navy ways were the only thing he did by hims
rarely in washington, d.c. do you see a person that starts some kind of board or blue ribbon panel or commission and actually closes it down on themselves after they've done the work that they needed to do. that takes a special person. that takes a special person to give up the reins and say we don't need more bureaucracy. we're going to shut it down. we've done the work that we were assigned. . he did it because he wanted to help the country and loved being a pilot and the airline industry....
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host: next will go to build in washington d.c. . bill in washington d.c.. caller: my question goes to a sidebar on the campaign contributions. there were a lot of ads on national tv, favoring democrats and republicans, but it wasn't supported by the president or the governor. these contributions, are they given to these companies to address their opinion, but not directly from or approved by the president or the governor? guest: yes, the caller is getting too -- this is really the definition of outside spending. there are basically three categories of campaign hats. if i can oversimplify here, but one would be the ads that uc -- you see an ad from the candidates that comes on and says "i approve this message" and that is clearly from their campaign. the second category, and you have seen this explosion, and they are directly for the candidates. they will say candidate x is terrible and cavate why is awful. -- candidate y is awful. these are coming from outside organizations. this is nearly $1.4 billion in outside spending. they are directly advocating for a
host: next will go to build in washington d.c. . bill in washington d.c.. caller: my question goes to a sidebar on the campaign contributions. there were a lot of ads on national tv, favoring democrats and republicans, but it wasn't supported by the president or the governor. these contributions, are they given to these companies to address their opinion, but not directly from or approved by the president or the governor? guest: yes, the caller is getting too -- this is really the definition of...
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looking at polling places across the washington area. we also talked to some political reporters for the last minute takes on how the election may go. >> everybody these days is talking about ohio. it seems like we always talk about ohio when a presidential race comes along. more and more it looks like this is mitt romney's be all and all. if he does not win it, the of the coral college math is very difficult. he would have to run the table and all the other swing states. if he does when it, he is pretty much on equal ground with president obama going into the other states. this is a state that will have the results coming in on the early side on election day. depending upon how close it is we should have an idea about who is going to win that state. and i think whoever wins the state will be the odds on favorite to win the presidency. i think one interesting thing about the election night is a lot of the biggest swing states will be the first states that cone in -- virginia, florida, ohio, they have the most of the perot vote. north car
looking at polling places across the washington area. we also talked to some political reporters for the last minute takes on how the election may go. >> everybody these days is talking about ohio. it seems like we always talk about ohio when a presidential race comes along. more and more it looks like this is mitt romney's be all and all. if he does not win it, the of the coral college math is very difficult. he would have to run the table and all the other swing states. if he does when...
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that is it for "washington journal." a new edition comes at 7:00 tomorrow morning. >> through the election day, what our coverage of the presidential candidates and key senate and house and governor races. after an overview of the 2012 senate races, we will show you the maine senate race debate. >> a senior analyst for the rothenberg her campaign has completely retooled. she reinvents herself. she has had some good television ads. murphy is making up the advantage where it needs to be. she is open a case like, but not a huge leak that democrats would like in connecticut. -- lee that democrats would like in connecticut -- lead that democrats would like in connecticut. north dakota is an interesting one. it is one that if democrats have not gotten the right candidate, we would not be talking about it being as competitive. the democrat gets rave reviews on the trail. burke found himself under water for a bruising campaign for the house. he had to remake his image say why. he got an early -- early -- he had to remake his ima
that is it for "washington journal." a new edition comes at 7:00 tomorrow morning. >> through the election day, what our coverage of the presidential candidates and key senate and house and governor races. after an overview of the 2012 senate races, we will show you the maine senate race debate. >> a senior analyst for the rothenberg her campaign has completely retooled. she reinvents herself. she has had some good television ads. murphy is making up the advantage where it...
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we think we have a spending and a revenue problem in washington, d.c. the president has made a proposal that has failed to make any votes in the house and senate. there is the idea that we don't need a tax increase to solve our spending problems. that is my first principle. we will move from there. >> if you want to know the alpha and omega, you need to know 3 numbers,. 39% is the increased of inflation of the population over the last 10 years. 13% is the increase in revenue. revenue pretty close to keeping up with inflation. the problem is the third number, 82. that is the increase on spending in the same time. that will throw us into a sovereign debt crisis. >> the question i have been asking for the last year is we keep hearing from the president and from the democrats that they want a balanced approach when i hear a balanced approach, i still have not seen a plan. i have no idea where the president plans to cut spending or where the democrats plan to cut spending. if you look at what the democrats are seeing in the senate, they're saying that we don
we think we have a spending and a revenue problem in washington, d.c. the president has made a proposal that has failed to make any votes in the house and senate. there is the idea that we don't need a tax increase to solve our spending problems. that is my first principle. we will move from there. >> if you want to know the alpha and omega, you need to know 3 numbers,. 39% is the increased of inflation of the population over the last 10 years. 13% is the increase in revenue. revenue...
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about an hour outside of washington. robert in columbia, south carolina, on the democrats' line here you are first. go ahead. caller: good morning, c-span, america -- good morning, ladies and gentlemen. president obama has been studying all aspects of the job and now the country is poised for progress. now mitt romney wants to be president so badly he is foaming at the mouth and saying anything at any time trying to hoodwink the voters. he missed his chance to beat mccain, then he would have made -- had time to make the tough decisions obama has made. now that the obama administration has made the tough decisions, now mr. romney was to take credit and hoodwink the voters. he had a fair chance to win in 2008 and then he could decide to implement policies as far as foreign policy, health care, jobs. host: we will get a response from barbara comstock, who is one of the chairs of the romney for virginia campaign. guest: i would just quote joe biden -- the middle class has been buried over the past four years. they have been
about an hour outside of washington. robert in columbia, south carolina, on the democrats' line here you are first. go ahead. caller: good morning, c-span, america -- good morning, ladies and gentlemen. president obama has been studying all aspects of the job and now the country is poised for progress. now mitt romney wants to be president so badly he is foaming at the mouth and saying anything at any time trying to hoodwink the voters. he missed his chance to beat mccain, then he would have...
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where we don't agree is asking anyone to pay more out of their paycheck to washington when washington seems to be incapable of getting hold of its spending problem. which is why, madam speaker, we continue to ask those present in the gos to be specific with us. we want to address the problem. we realize we are digging the hole deeper every day. and the taxpayers are on the hook. that's why we say it is now not the time to ask anyone to pay money into washington when we keep increasing the debt the way we are. and so there is not agreement that we ought to raise taxes. there's not agreement at all until we get the problem fixed. that's all. so we can see eye to eye on this but let's all start where we know we've got to go which is addressing the spending problem and then finally we could perhaps fulfill the promise of rebuilding the confidence that people need to have in this federal government. i yield back. mr. hoyer: madam speaker, i don't know that i'm making myself clear. the senate bill raises taxes on nobody. nobody. the senate bill simply says, for those making less than $ 2000
where we don't agree is asking anyone to pay more out of their paycheck to washington when washington seems to be incapable of getting hold of its spending problem. which is why, madam speaker, we continue to ask those present in the gos to be specific with us. we want to address the problem. we realize we are digging the hole deeper every day. and the taxpayers are on the hook. that's why we say it is now not the time to ask anyone to pay money into washington when we keep increasing the debt...
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i was in washington after that trip. i went to a high ranking administration official who had been on that trip. what is she like? the guy said, this is someone -- what is he like? >> the guy said, this is someone we can work with. this is good news for it chinese relationships. two hours later, i spoke with another administration official who had been on the trip. what do you think? this guy is dangerous. he is a nationalist. we are in deep trouble. i swear to god that is what i heard. [laughter] we did not know if he would do dramatic reforms. i think we underestimated him. with hu jintao, it was more repressive in certain areas that was when i was an ambassador in the late-1980s. if they do not make changes in the economic and political system in the next decade, i think we will see real instability. that could in turn mean aggressive foreign policies that would rally the foreign citizens against the devils. i do not know if that is is a prize. maybe it is. -- i do not know if that is a surprise. maybe it is. >> one o
i was in washington after that trip. i went to a high ranking administration official who had been on that trip. what is she like? the guy said, this is someone -- what is he like? >> the guy said, this is someone we can work with. this is good news for it chinese relationships. two hours later, i spoke with another administration official who had been on the trip. what do you think? this guy is dangerous. he is a nationalist. we are in deep trouble. i swear to god that is what i heard....
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that freedom is not quite the same here in washington. [laughter] that is probably one of the biggest adjustment. i had to realize i did not have complete autonomy. i knew that, but it took me a while to understand that really. the real challenges that we have are that we have this large organization that has to go through a significant change. it goes back to some of the things i face as the commander in iraq. it is about the vision of change in how you implement the change. three or four times on how to implement change. signing a security agreement -- the search initially, and then signing the security agreement. going to operations. -- going through operations. it is about how you implement the change and a leadership and communicating the change i you want to make. to me, that is critical going forward. the secretary and i have spent a lot of time making sure that we communicate where we want to go. it is not necessarily something that has been difficult, but it is something that we will have to take on and continue to take on as we
that freedom is not quite the same here in washington. [laughter] that is probably one of the biggest adjustment. i had to realize i did not have complete autonomy. i knew that, but it took me a while to understand that really. the real challenges that we have are that we have this large organization that has to go through a significant change. it goes back to some of the things i face as the commander in iraq. it is about the vision of change in how you implement the change. three or four...
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"washington journal" is next. ♪ host: is the final push of campaign 2012. good morning, welcome to "washington journal" on this monday, november 5. candidates crisscrossed battleground states of the weekend, appealing to voters to get to the polls and went over undecided voters. as americans go to the polls tomorrow and have been voting early, how confident are you in the u.s. electoral system? here are the numbers to call. host: you can also find us online, using social media. send us a tweet using journal@c- span.org -- twitter.com/c- spanwj. or find a conversation on facebook. you can also e mail us, twitter.com/c-spanwj. how confident are you in the u.s. electoral system? we will bring some articles on how early voting is unfolding, but first, here is the headline from "usa today." 48% to 48%. "it comes down to turnout." host: what do you think about the u.s. electoral system as we head into the final day? voters go to the polls tomorrow. in "u.s. a today," the two candidates made their pitch for why you should vote for them. barack obama, mitt romney,
"washington journal" is next. ♪ host: is the final push of campaign 2012. good morning, welcome to "washington journal" on this monday, november 5. candidates crisscrossed battleground states of the weekend, appealing to voters to get to the polls and went over undecided voters. as americans go to the polls tomorrow and have been voting early, how confident are you in the u.s. electoral system? here are the numbers to call. host: you can also find us online, using social...
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it is an honor to be at the most prestigious bookstore in washington. i hope you support that and keep this bookstore thriving. and also another shout out to those who serve "book tv,"watching and coverage of events. it gives me an opportunity to consume the news information and make my own mind up about what is going on. c-span is a great way to get an unfiltered view of the day's events. >> he watches c-span on comcast. c-span, created by america's cable company in 1979. brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> cia's security director, mary rose mccaffrey. she spoke at embry-riddle aeronautical university in prescott, arizona, a couple weeks ago. this is an hour. >> if we can make our way to our seats, please. welcome back to the eighth annual global security and intelligence symposium here at embry-riddle aeronautical university in prescott, arizona. i am an assistant professor with the university, all with the department of global security and intelligence studies. it is my honor to introduce an important woman, not just be
it is an honor to be at the most prestigious bookstore in washington. i hope you support that and keep this bookstore thriving. and also another shout out to those who serve "book tv,"watching and coverage of events. it gives me an opportunity to consume the news information and make my own mind up about what is going on. c-span is a great way to get an unfiltered view of the day's events. >> he watches c-span on comcast. c-span, created by america's cable company in 1979....
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go to washington standing for something. if you do not stand for something, you will fall for anything that harry reid puts on your lap. that is what we have had lately in washington. a budget is not passed, both sides cannot work together. my history has been reaching across the aisle, fighting my own party when needed. making sure that we compromise when it is needed. barry goldwater once said politics is nothing more than public business. sometimes you make the best of a mixed bargain. we know that is needed. we have to have people with the temperament and ability to do so. i ask for your vote. i will value it, and i will never forget where i came from. >> that wraps up the rural issues debate from the campus here in yuma, arizona. thank you for being so respectful. that wraps it up. have a good day. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> we have a workforce problem because our immigration system is broken and their visa program is broken and it
go to washington standing for something. if you do not stand for something, you will fall for anything that harry reid puts on your lap. that is what we have had lately in washington. a budget is not passed, both sides cannot work together. my history has been reaching across the aisle, fighting my own party when needed. making sure that we compromise when it is needed. barry goldwater once said politics is nothing more than public business. sometimes you make the best of a mixed bargain. we...
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." -- on "washington journal." [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> examination and response to tuesday's election results continues in washington. join us. house speaker john boehner will hold a news conference for it later this afternoon, president obama will speak to the nation. we expect him to speak about the upcoming fiscal cliff. that will be live at 1:05 eastern c-span. j kearney has a briefing schedule that is set for 2:00 p.m. eastern. >> if there is a mandate, is a mandate for us to face the challenges we face. in the weeks and months ahead, we faced a series of challenges and great opportunity. >> the american people want us to work together. they want a balanced approach to everything but especially with the huge deficit and taxes. >> the newly elected congress starts work in january. work is expected on the impending fiscal cliff including the expiration of the bush era tax cuts and possible cuts to domestic and military sp
." -- on "washington journal." [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> examination and response to tuesday's election results continues in washington. join us. house speaker john boehner will hold a news conference for it later this afternoon, president obama will speak to the nation. we expect him to speak about the upcoming fiscal cliff. that will be live at 1:05 eastern c-span. j kearney has a...
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we are sitting here in washington. next year, you're taking taos boston so we don't have to talk about the federal role next year, but this year we do. briefly, john, what do you see as the essence of the federal role and jim do, you agree with him about it? >> look, i think -- and jeb, do you agree with him? >> i didn't say bigger, i said a vigorous federal role. i think that there's no question that with respect to the issues around equity that the federal government's role in ex-reform has been critical over the last couple of decades. now lots of goods stuff happened in states but the federal government's emfa says on trying to provide educational equity has been there, i think if it's -- if the federal role was completely eliminated from the system, we wouldn't get a happy result from that. but i think that this emphasis that president obama and secretary duncan have placed on competition and -- competition throughout the system of education is quite a good one and i think the federal resources can be used to both
we are sitting here in washington. next year, you're taking taos boston so we don't have to talk about the federal role next year, but this year we do. briefly, john, what do you see as the essence of the federal role and jim do, you agree with him about it? >> look, i think -- and jeb, do you agree with him? >> i didn't say bigger, i said a vigorous federal role. i think that there's no question that with respect to the issues around equity that the federal government's role in...
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ishink ito's in washington very different. -- that ethos in washington is different. lessons have been learned from the force for years -- no more mr. nice guy. >> can you expand on that into the fiscal clip? -- fiscal cliff. i think -- >> i think it is all things to be determined. barack obama, as he reached out to republicans, starting with mitt romney and the leadership and key players he might be able to work with in a bipartisan way, say john mccain, there are house members and senators. does he reach out? second, legislation, does he govern from the senate out or does he -- from the center out or from the base over to get a majority? on the republican side, how will they react if he does reach out? i believe he will reach out but he doesn't realize with a fiscal cliff facing us that he has to do something. how do republicans respond? how does mitch mcconnell respond? i think the senate could come up with a deal in the white house. the question is and what happens in the house? there are two questions with john boehner -- is he temperamentally willing to go and l
ishink ito's in washington very different. -- that ethos in washington is different. lessons have been learned from the force for years -- no more mr. nice guy. >> can you expand on that into the fiscal clip? -- fiscal cliff. i think -- >> i think it is all things to be determined. barack obama, as he reached out to republicans, starting with mitt romney and the leadership and key players he might be able to work with in a bipartisan way, say john mccain, there are house members and...
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the system is p currently used in louisiana, washington state, and california. it is now a ballot member prop 21. what is your position on the top two primary system and why? >> we'll start with jill stein. >> thank you. and thank you so much to free & equal, and thank you for being here. i think top two does not enlarge our democracy. in many ways, it confuses things more. it puts many candidates onto the ballot all together, and it arbitrarily attaches party labels to them. any candidate can choose any label they want. so it really degrades the meaning of our political parties, where they have meaning, and i know they don't always, but there are some that do have meaning that aren't bought and sold to the highest bidder, and the green party is one of those parties. and i know there are some other parties here as well, the independent parties, where the parties actually represent real values. and the top two obscures the meaning of those parties, and it puts everyone together, so you really can't tell who is representing you, and whoever hats the biggest budget
the system is p currently used in louisiana, washington state, and california. it is now a ballot member prop 21. what is your position on the top two primary system and why? >> we'll start with jill stein. >> thank you. and thank you so much to free & equal, and thank you for being here. i think top two does not enlarge our democracy. in many ways, it confuses things more. it puts many candidates onto the ballot all together, and it arbitrarily attaches party labels to them....
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one of them karen of the "washington post." guest: i think what distinguishes this presidential election is how much has been spent in resources to speak to how narrow a slice of the electorate. we're all looking at the same 7 or 8 states. ohio is going to be king on election night. but it's basically down to so few people in so few states that. and i think that is one of the things that has driven one of the unusual factors that we've seen in this election is that the national polling and the polling in the individual states has been so different and it's narrow on both sides. but it's pointing us in completely different directions. host: are there other states your watching, any races in particular? guest: there is a lot of speculation as to whether there might be a surprise state that comes into play in the election whether it's michigan or pennsylvania. i think one of the races i'm going to be watching is the nebraska senate race. this is aa race that had been thauthsd of two months ago as a lost cause for the democrats. bu
one of them karen of the "washington post." guest: i think what distinguishes this presidential election is how much has been spent in resources to speak to how narrow a slice of the electorate. we're all looking at the same 7 or 8 states. ohio is going to be king on election night. but it's basically down to so few people in so few states that. and i think that is one of the things that has driven one of the unusual factors that we've seen in this election is that the national...
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the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., november 29, 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable charles j. fleischmann to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s. 1998, cited as the d.h.s. audit requirement target act of 2012, in which the concurrence of the house is requested
the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., november 29, 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable charles j. fleischmann to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each...
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david walker was a guest on washington journal -- "washington journal" for 45 minutes. 2008, the chief auditor of thehe is now the founder and ceo of come back america initiative. you have been watching this process a longtime. how would you describe fiscal conditions in the country right now? >> poor and deteriorated. be referred about the fiscal cliff, which is supposed to happen at the end of this year. we need to avoid the fiscal cliff. we need to recognize that is a symptom and not the disease. the disease is a large and growing federal deficit that lies ahead. we have to avoid the fiscal cliff and build a bridge to avoid the fiscal abyss. host: what is your level of confidence the fiscal cliff can be avoided? guest: i'm cautiously optimistic. last week was rather disappointing. i think both sides really do want to avoid it. we need to recognize you cannot do a grand bargain in a lame- duck session. we ought to do something to demonstrate that we are serious about fixing these structural problems. we need to separate the wheat from the shaft between what should be extended and wha
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host: this is the "washington journal." saying expert in voting security warn monday that new jersey's plan to allow residents to someplaced by kenny to cast answer by ballot. >> julia from monroe, louisiana, democrats line. caller: i voted for the president because he's not just for one people, he's for all the people. and the bill that he chased for the job, they did not pass. he has to have help from the house and from the senate and without them, he can't get bills paid because if they are blocking it, then how can he just hit the economy? if he's just for one people, i wouldn't have a problem wit because he has everybody. they have a fair share. >> and julia from monroe, pennsylvania. this last call we will take on why you vote or do not vote. we will take your calls. we've been highlighting how the people in the united states have been treated this electoral map. joining us to give their take on how their map works and what you can learn from it, is david water. he's their washington bureau chief. guest: good morning.
host: this is the "washington journal." saying expert in voting security warn monday that new jersey's plan to allow residents to someplaced by kenny to cast answer by ballot. >> julia from monroe, louisiana, democrats line. caller: i voted for the president because he's not just for one people, he's for all the people. and the bill that he chased for the job, they did not pass. he has to have help from the house and from the senate and without them, he can't get bills paid...
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i was in washington, d.c., and disenchanted with a first experience in government. i was doing government consulting for education companies. i got involved with the website and you see the capacity for people to come together around personal interest. the same technology can be used to organize people by the issues they care about. it is very historic structural dilemma where it is extremely expensive for the time to organize people. by virtue of that, you have objectives that are oftentimes less powerful. idea. people to organize. it was only after many different experiences we found there was incremental change that was most effective way to win the campaign. >> shift to the paradigm. historically one of the greatest expenses and politics is finding people who agree with you. i think about how common cause was founded. they took up a full page in "the new york times" to raise money. moveon.org, the internet flips the paradigm where people who agree with you can find you. they can find you essentially no cost. it grows exponentially faster. it is the twist here th
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host: the "washington post" puts that in perspective. it notes that there is an auto industry presence in 80 of the 88 counties in ohio. overall, one in eight jobs in the state is tied directly or indirectly to the auto industry. down from one in five a decade ago. we of the auto issue. what else tops the list? guest: is not as big, but it has some importance in the map of ohio. that is the energy issue. particularly coal. those issues play. and it takes it back into what it described earlier, the foothills of the appalachia. mitt romney has run commercials on their targeting it, trying to portray president obama as someone who will hurt the coal country because of its emphasis and aide to alternative energy, solar and other things. the energy issue has had little bubble here in ohio, perhaps more than some of the other areas because of the coal, we also have the natural gas, for lacking is a big issue as a backdrop and the state. i think people are primed to talk about energy. host: talk to us about the mechanics of voting. early voting
host: the "washington post" puts that in perspective. it notes that there is an auto industry presence in 80 of the 88 counties in ohio. overall, one in eight jobs in the state is tied directly or indirectly to the auto industry. down from one in five a decade ago. we of the auto issue. what else tops the list? guest: is not as big, but it has some importance in the map of ohio. that is the energy issue. particularly coal. those issues play. and it takes it back into what it described...
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this has to happen in washington. [applause] i want you to know i am excited about the prospects for our country. i am not down in the dumps. i know we face real challenges and concerns but the american people are creative, can do, hardworking. the american people have what it takes to come out of these tough times if we got the right person leading our nation. [applause] and if we pull together. i've seen the greatness of the american spirit time and again. over my lifetime i've seen something about the great character of the american heart. i have a favorite story i've been telling across the country about a time when i served as a boy scout leader. we have a few here. thank you for helping in that program. i was at the court of honor room. boy scout court of honor is where you get awards. i was seated at the end of the table next to the american flag that was there. and the person who was speaking at the podium was the scout master from colorado. and he spoke about how his troop wanted to have a very special americ
this has to happen in washington. [applause] i want you to know i am excited about the prospects for our country. i am not down in the dumps. i know we face real challenges and concerns but the american people are creative, can do, hardworking. the american people have what it takes to come out of these tough times if we got the right person leading our nation. [applause] and if we pull together. i've seen the greatness of the american spirit time and again. over my lifetime i've seen something...
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washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> next, president obama and john boehner talk about congress and the fiscal cliff. after that, the white house the briefing with jay carney. >> intently journalistic. and the scene get out and look at what is going on -- unless you get out and look of what is going on, he will miss the things influencing yourself and everybody else. >> , wolf american samoa live sunday from this year's miami book fair international. he would discuss back to blood and it's taken the city of miami. >> my favorite program as "book tv." i also like the coverage of the book fares. occasionally they will cover lectures from different historians at universities. i thought it very informative. i like the diversity of the coverage. i learn about topics and made you would not encounter -- i may be would not encounter. and stories of the new south, that would not necessarily a pop up on search as i normally do. my husband and i sat there and watch it and learned a lot about the characteristic
washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> next, president obama and john boehner talk about congress and the fiscal cliff. after that, the white house the briefing with jay carney. >> intently journalistic. and the scene get out and look at what is going on -- unless you get out and look of what is going on, he will miss the things influencing yourself and everybody else. >> , wolf american samoa live sunday from this year's miami book fair international. he...
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we're at the rnc headquarters in washington, d.c. and on capitol hill where the democrats are gathering and all evening we will show you the latest results. these are actual numbers. these are not projections as we track the key house, senate, and gov.'s races as well as the presidential race and you can keep track of all this on our website. this is the only network that gives you a forum to express your views in what is happening with results tonight and you can do so by giving us a phone call. the number is 202-730-triples 32. [inaudible] you can also join us on our twitter page. #cspan2012. we will get that in a couple of minutes. john boehner is here and let's get to some of the latest results. >> ap is calling some states in the presidential contest. let's start with new hampshire and take a look at the results. with 20% of precincts reporting, president obama has 55%. mitt romney at 44%. let's move on to the state of florida. a contested battleground state and we see there quite close. president obama 50%, mitt romney at 49%.
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they got pushed back from the washington post. vice-president biting cold that flagrantly dishonest and said that they are trying to scare the devil out of a group of people that have been hurt so badly the previous four years before we came into office. >> i will not get into individual ads. you have been bombarded on both sides of the aisle. it is one thing the average voter will talk to you about out on the street. because of the accuracy of many of the ads. i am not going to comment. the washington post made some comment about this and said it was not have on fire. there was accuracy to the ad. i will leave it at that. >> theresa, you are on with mr. bennett. i am very pleased that i have this opportunity to speak some of the things i would like to say. i hope that with the ground game with the republicans in the ohio, the people are telling the people to do their own research. let them talk to people that go to doctors and things of that nature. they don't go just once in awhile. if they go quite frequently. when a doctor say
they got pushed back from the washington post. vice-president biting cold that flagrantly dishonest and said that they are trying to scare the devil out of a group of people that have been hurt so badly the previous four years before we came into office. >> i will not get into individual ads. you have been bombarded on both sides of the aisle. it is one thing the average voter will talk to you about out on the street. because of the accuracy of many of the ads. i am not going to comment....
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but i happened to be here in washington, d.c. on 9/11. i happened to be one of those, not here in the capitol but in an office building downtown. i was one of those who was evacuated. we stood on the street corner for hours until we were allowed back in the building. and i recall that while it was a terrifying moment, it was a unifying moment. because people that you didn't know, black and white and hispanic and asian, all coming up to one another and asking who is attacking us? that is a threat but it was unifying in that we felt they were attacking us. didn't matter what our color was, didn't matter what our religious beliefs happened to be. it was that we were all americans. and i was at a law firm at the time, i was going to have an office in washington, d.c. i had the copies of the constitution of the united states and the bill of rights that had been made off the original copies and given to those of us as members of congress on the bicentennial of the constitution and after i went back to the office i got a hammer and some nails an
but i happened to be here in washington, d.c. on 9/11. i happened to be one of those, not here in the capitol but in an office building downtown. i was one of those who was evacuated. we stood on the street corner for hours until we were allowed back in the building. and i recall that while it was a terrifying moment, it was a unifying moment. because people that you didn't know, black and white and hispanic and asian, all coming up to one another and asking who is attacking us? that is a...